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RULES 

OF  THE 

PALMETTO  RIFLElil 

Founded  on  the  1.  February,  1858. 
Rules  revised  on  the  12.  July,  1859. 


CHARLESTON,  S.  C. 
Printed  at  the  Office  of  the  "Deutsche  Zeitung. 
1859. 


c  3  i  1 1  c  r  , 


Dfftciere  ^  2* 

Uniform  ^  3. 

aBa()[cn  t)on  ttid)tbc)laateit  Cfftcieren  ^  4, 

^>flirf)teu  ber  ifieutcnant^  ^  6. 

^>flict)ten  M  gelbmebel^  7. 

4>flid)tcn  bcr  (Strgcanteii  #  8, 

^flid)ten  bcr  Scrporale  #  9* 

^>flid)tcn  te^  vBecrcrdr^  ?  10. 

4H"Jicf)ten  tc^  Sc{)al5mei|lcr^  ^  11. 

4>flicl)ten  bed  (2;d)reibcrd  ^  12. 

^rncnnim^  jjtel)enber  ^ommitteeit  ^  13. 

y^iiian^cemmittec  ?  14. 

^iBol)ltl)dti{3feitdcomnuttcc  *  15. 

^flid)ten  ber  (Sommittecu  ^  16. 

q>flid)ten  bcv  S^ewaltcr  f  17* 

SUifnabme  ^  18. 
Slu^l^ogcn,  !)?cib  inib  ©tieb  tjcrlajyeit;  2>cr)>dtutig  in 

Uniform  ^  19, 

SScrfammlungen  20. 

3at)redtag  ^  2L 

5Ked)t*2>er(urtc  ber  O^iidjldnbigcit  *  22, 

^Dian.qelbafte  Uniform  ^  23. 

5^eitrd,qe  ^  24. 

(^ntlaffun.q^gefnd)*   ^^flid)ten  itnb  Ucd)te  *  25. 

9tiditerfiilien  ber  ^flid)ten  ber  Unteroffxciere  *  26. 
Slnftanb  nnb  Dtcd)te  bei  25ebatten  unb  3]crfammJunqen  ^  27. 

2lbw<?fenl)eit  ^  28. 

^'erfammhutgdplal^  ber  ^ompagnic  ^  29. 

3eit  bed  gormirend  ber  ^ompagnie  ^  30. 

l*eid)enbegdncjni||'e  ^  31. 

^>flid)ten  ber  (Sompa^^ine  bei  ^obedfatt  ^  32. 

^araben  unb  ^Baffcniibungeu  ^  33. 

(^bvenmitglieber  ;f  34. 

vEtrafen  35. 

(^e|d)dftdorbnnng  ber  SSerfammlnngen  #  36. 

^Ibdnberungen  ber  (^onftitutton  =5  37. 


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INDEX. 

Name  of  the  Company  Rule  1. 

Officers  -  2. 

Uniform  -  3. 

Election  of  non-commissioned  Officers  -  4. 

Duty  of  the  Captain  -  5. 

Duty  of  the  Lieutenants  -  6, 

Duty  of  the  Orderly  Sergeant  -  7, 

Duty  of  the  Sergeants                  *  -  8. 

Duty  of  the  Corporals  -  9» 

Duty  of  the  Secretary  -  10, 

Duty  of  the  Treasurer  -  11. 

Duty  of  the  Clerk  -  12. 

Appointment  of  Committees  -  13, 

Finance  Committee  -  14. 

Committee  on  Charity  -  15. 

Duty  of  Committees  -  16. 

Duty  of  the  Stewards  -  17. 

Membership  -  18, 

Expulsion.    Drunkeness  -  l9. 

Regular  Meetings  -  20. 

Anniversary  -  21. 

Non-payment  of  Arrears  -  22. 

Defective  Uniform  -  23. 

Contributions  -  24. 

Resignations  -  25. 

Neglect  of  duty  of  non  commissioned  Officers  -  26, 

Debates  and  preservation  of  order  -  27. 

Absentees  -  28. 

Muster  Ground  -  29. 

Hour  of  formation  of  the  Company  -  30. 

Funerals  -  31. 

Duty  of  the  Company  in  cases  of  death  -  32. 

Parades  and  drills  -  33. 

Honorary  Members  -  34. 

Fines  -  35. 

Order  of  Bussiness  -  36, 

Alteration  of  the  Rules  -  37. 


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^amt  fccr  (icm|>flgnie. 

3d9cr''  bcrrcl)en. 

die  c^ci  2, 
Cfftctcrc. 

2)ic  SDfjrcicre  foKcn  beftchcn  au^  : 

bcm  5>aiiptmann, 
brci  I'ieiitcnaiird, 

iieb|l  biT  iibtl)ijc»  ^iwiahi  Uritcroftjcicrc, 

(J  e  I  3. 

llnifoim. 

I^ic  Uitifcrm  bcr  (Soinpa^nie  foK  bcftcbcn,  and  ciiiem  5[Daf* 
fenrocf  von  fd)u>ar^cm  Ziid)^  mit  cnicr  D^cibe  \)on  ncim  mci^ 
^cn  ^Palmetto  jtitopfen,  hie  (grf^ogc  bc^  5Kocf^  fcd)^  3i^*ii  "ber 
bic  jinicbud)t.  ^tebcnbem  ^ragcu  won  fran3bjTfd)cm  blaiiem 
Ziid^,  cnicjcfapt  mit  ^i(bcrfd)mir  uitb  ^wei  jilberncn  (Stcnicii 
tjornc.  5iuffd)lagtv  2td)felf(appcn  iiub  @d)e|grafd)en  tjom  fc(^ 
bcii  blaiicn  Xihi)  mit  ^ilbcrfdiniir  bcfel^t.  S}o^c\\  vom  1  Dc^ 
tobcr  bi^  1  5lpnl  Don  fd^war^cm  Znd),  mit  6lanen,  brei  SSicr^ 
tcl  ^oli  brciten  (Srreifen  nn\)  cincr  8itberfd)nur  »or  ber  Diatl). 
2>om  1  5lpn(  bi£^  ^nm  1  Cctobcr^  an'ip. 

^Mcfi'lbaube  mit  j^aarfdm-^cif,  uub  9Jiii^>e,  wie  fo[d)e  tjoii 
bcr  (5ompa(]nic  Dorgcfd^ricbcn.  ©iirtcl  i>on  fd)\t)ar$cm  lacfir^ 
ten  i*cbcr  nut  platir'tcr  palmetto  Sd)nattc» 

^ic  bcftatltcn  Offtcicrc  traqcn  )llbcrue  Qfpaufcttcn  mit  bcu 
5ln6,5cid)nnn<]en  al£^  ir>ie  un  ^crcini^tcn  Staatcn  ^icn|l» 

T^ic  ©crgcantcn  tvac^en  biam  ^paiilcttcn  mit  (^ijbcrfrau^ 
gen  bcfd^u. 

Xcv  gclbivcbcl  [)at  mv  ^bcuronii  anf  ^cm  Obcrarm,  bcu 
^Binfcl  bcvjclbcn  nad)  obcn,  unb  cinen  (Silbcrftcrn  in  bcm 
^Unfc(,  bcr  jwcitc  ^crqeant  bat  uicr  Gt)coroni^,  bcr  brittc, 
brci,  bcr  »icrtc,  gwci  nnb  bcr  fnnftc  cinen  (Sbci?ron. 

^ic  (corporate  b^bcn  (Bilbcrfrnn^cn  an  bcr  5(d>fclffappc 
unb  cinen  (5l)curon  anf  ben  Untcraruv  ben  ^Mnfct  bcjfelbcii 
na&i  nn ten. 


RULE  1. 

Name  of  the  Ccmpany, 
This  Company  shall  be  known  and  designated  as  the  PAL- 
METTO RIFLEMEN. 

RULE  2. 

Officers. 

The  Officers  shall  consist  of : 

One  Captain, 
Thrfie  Lieutenants^ 
One  Orderly  Sergeant, 
and  the  requisite  number  of  subalterns. 

RULE  3. 
Uaiforin. 

The  Uniform  of  the  Company  shall  consist  of  a  single  breas- 
ted  Frock  Coat  of  black  Cloth,  with  skirts  reaching  within  six 
inches  of  the  knee.  With  one  row  of  nine  white  Palmetto 
Buttons.  Standing  collar  of  French  blue  cloth,  edged  with 
silver  Cord  and  two  silver  stars  in  front.  Cuffs,  Shoulder- 
Straps  and  Lappers  also  of  french  blue  cloth,  trimmed  with  sil- 
ver Cord.  Pants  from  1.  October  to  1.  April  of  black  Cloth, 
with  blue  stripe  and  silver  Cord.  From  I.  April  to  1.  Octo- 
ber, white. 

Hats  and  fatigue  Cap  of  such  description  as  is  adopted  by  the 
Company.  Belt  of  black  patent  leather  with  white  Palmetto 
Ciasp. 

The  commissioned  Officers  to  wear  silver  Epaulettes  distin- 
guished as  in  the  United  States  Service. 

The  Sergeants  also  to  wear  blue  Epaulettes  with  silver  fringe. 

The  Orderly  Sergeant  to  have  four  Chevrons  on  each  arm, 
angle  pointing  upwards  and  a  silver  star  in  the  angle.  The  se- 
cond Sergeant  to  have  four  chevrons,  the  third  to  have  three, 
the  fourth  to  have  two,  and  the  fifth,  one  chevron. 

The  Corporals  to  have  silver  Fringe  on  the  shoulder  strap, 
and  one  chevron  on  each  arm,  angle  pointing  downwards. 


5)^  e    e  I  4. 

2Bal)leu  »en  m^tbejirtHtcn  Dfticiercit. 

T)ev  ^clhmbel,  tie  6ergeantcit,  vSccretdr  iinb  (5cf}al3mc{^ 
f^er,  mrt^en  buret)  ^aUctage  emdbit  unb  bic  ^Gal)!'  bent 
5;iauprmaint  ^ur  ©enebmiguiit^  t)orqeIcgt.  25te  ^orporale 
unb  bev  (Sct)reibcrtt)crben  t)om\pauptmaitn  ernannt. 

9^  e  g  e  r  5. 

^erfelbe  fott  in  aiien  33crfammlungen  ben  3ScrjT|j  fiibren. 
@r  foil  t)oUe^  ^^cd)t  l)aben,  Drbnung  unb  D^ube  in  ben  5Ser? 
fammlnngen  ^u  batten,  (Strafcn  auftuerlegen  fitr  ben  53er(l:og 
gegen  biefe,  nirf)t  fimf  1)ol(ar^  iiberileigeiib.  fann  bei 

(Stimmen.gleicl)beir  ben  5lu^fd)[a.q  gebem  (5r  foU  iiber  atte 
gormalitiiten,  meld^e  in  btefen  i>erfamm(nnqcn  i)orfommen, 
entfd)ciben,  jebod)  fann  irgenb  ein  9J?itgtieb  gegcn  ^eine  dnU 
frf)eibung  appelliren  nnb  mirb  ber  ^rotejl  t)oh  ^mei  2)rittbei( 
ber  anmefenben  ^J^itglieber  nnteriliil^t,  nl  bie|elbc  ungiiltig* 
^enn  irgenb  em  5!}iitglteb  ^nr  Drbnung  gerufen  njirb  nnb 
nid)t  gclge  Iciftet,  fott  baffelbe  bej^raft,  obcr  fur  bie  35erfamm^ 
Inngbe^3n^^tt^^r^  oernjiejen  tt)erben. 

X5er  ^anptmann  fott  ba^  9?e(i)t  baben,  ^rtra»erfammlun# 
gen  ^n  b'ernfen,  vvenne^  ibmnotbig  bnnfr,  nnb  \oil  uerbunben 
fein  folcbe^  ^n  tbnn,  vt>enn  er  Don  3el)n  JJiitgliebern  fd)rift(id) 
basu  anfgeforbert  n)irb» 

gerner  Slnweifnngen  an  ben  (gcbal^meijlev  an^^nfletlen,  fitr 
ben  recbtmdgigen  ©ebrauct)  bc^  @elbe^.  5lHe  (lommitteen 
gn  ernennen,  au^er  eine  9J2ebrbeit  ber  9J^itg(ieber  befd)lie§t, 
]o[d)c  bnrd)  ^allcta^e  ^n  erwdbicn  ;  ^-H^affcmibungen  ber 
(Sompagnte  an^nberanmen,  toenn  ibm  notbig  biinft,  jebod) 
nid)t  ofter  ai^  mmai  xvbdjentiid).  (Jr  foil  autorijlirr  fein, 
wenn  er  ed  fiir  notbig  l)d[t  mx  (Jrtra^^araben  im  S^ibr 
beorbcrn. 

3m  gall  ber  5;»auptmann  bie  (^tabt  Dcrld^t,  niu§  er  bcu 
erften  lieutenant  t)on  feiner  2lbj!id)t  benad)nd)ttgen  nnb  obn^ 
gefdbr  angeben,  nne  lauge  er  abmefenb  fein  mirb.  ^er  dlte^ 
lie  Dfftcier,  [bem  ^iange  nad)]  foil  biefetben  ^ed)te  bei  ^Ib^ 
mefenbeitbe^  ^^lauptmann^  baben,  n)elcf)e  bemfe(bcn  in  biefeu 
!)iegeln  ^uerfannt. 


KULE  4. 


Election  of  non-commissioned  Officers. 

The  Orderly,  Sergeants,  Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  be 
elected  by  ballot,  provided  the  Captain  approves  the  Election. 
The  Corporals  and  Clerk  to  be  appointed  by  the  Captain. 

BULE  5. 

Duty  of  the  Captain. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Captain  to  preside  at  all  meet- 
ings  of  the  Company.  He  shall  be  invested  with  ample  power 
to  preserve  order  and  decorum,  and  impose  fines  for  the  viola- 
tion of  either,  not  exceeding  five  Dollars.  He  shall  decide  all 
points  of  order,  which  may  occur,  but  any  member  may  appeal 
from  his  decision,  and  if  the  appeal  is  sustained  by  two-thirds 
of  the  members  present,  it  shall  be  reversed-  If  any  member 
after  being  called  to  order  disobeys,  he  shall  be  fined,  and  if  he 
persists,  he  shall  be  expelled  from  the  room  for  that  meeting. 

The  Captain  shall  be  empowered  to  call  extra  meetings  for 
any  purpose  he  may  think  proper,  and  shall  be  obliged  to  call 
such  meetings,  when  requested  by  ten  members  in  writing  ; 
to  grant  orders  on  the  Treasurer  for  the  lawful  disposal  of  the 
funds  ;  to  appoint  all  committees,  unless  especially  resolved  by 
a  majority  of  the  members  present  that  they  be  elected  by  bal- 
lot ;  to  order  finable  drills  at  such  times  as  he  may  desire,  pro- 
vided they  do  not  occur  more  than  once  a  week.  He  shall  be 
authorized,  should  he  see  fit,  to  order  four  extra  parades  in  a 
year. 

In  the  absence  of  the  Captain  from  the  city,  previous  to  his 
leaving,  he  must  notify  the  first  Lieutenant  of  his  intentionj 
and  the  probable  time  of  absence,  the  senior  Oflicer  of  the 
Company  shall  have  the  same  rights,  and  power  which  are 
allowed  to  the  Captain  under  this  system  of  Rules. 


^  C     Ci  (y. 

(5^  fotfcn  bic  53P^icl)tcu  ber  lieutenants  i'cin,  al^  3Sice^^)ra*: 
fibettten  ju  fnngiren,  je  md)  bem  Diange,  ben  jTe  in  ber  ^dm^ 
i>agnie  einne()men.  3n  51bn)efenl)cit  beS  befel)lenbenDfttcier<J 
bet  SSerfanimlunqen,  foil  ber  erfte  cjegenwarti^e  ^iccf^vd^if 
bent  ben  3>orft6  fnt)ren  nnb  wenn  feiner  ber  SSiceprdjTbenten 
gegenmdrti(j  fo  ^oUen  bie  Unterofjiciere  bcren  ^(d^e  ein* 
net)men,  je  md)  bem  D^ange,  unb  in  5lbn?efenl)eit  aUer  Dfft^ 
ciere,  fotten  bie  5!}?it(;lieber,  wenn  etn  Duornm,  15  ^JD?itcjlie^ 
ber,  gegenmdrtici  i|%  einen  ^>rdfibenfeit  unb  25ice  ^prd^beiiten 
pro  tern,  ermdbfen  nnb  anS  @efd)dft  .qeben.  ^er)e«i(je, 
rf|er  auf  biefe  5Geife  t)crjT^t,  fett  bie  iidmlidien  D^ed)te  l)aben, 
bie  ber  befe^ftenbe  £)fftc(cr  fjat,  ttJenn  er  prdjlbirt. 

9i  c  g  e  r  7. 

(5^  fott  bie  ^^f^idf)t  beS  5clbn.>ebers  fent,  bie  Sefef)te  bee^ 
commanbirenben  DffTCierS  prompt  anS^ufubf ^ »/  ei«e  ridjtigc 
?ifie  ber  5}Jitglieber  gu  fiibren,  bie  ^ompagnie  bei  alien  ^ara^f 
ben  unb  ^aflreniibungen  ^u  formiren,  bie  9?amenlijle  »Dr  unb 
nad)  ^araben  unb  ^aflfejiiibungen  gu  werleren  unb  atte  geb^ 
lenben  bem  commanbirenben  £)'fjtcier  binnen  brei  Zagcv  a\u 
Snscigen. 

!K  e  g  e  I  8. 
5^flic|)ten  bet  Sfrgeauteit. 
fott  bie  ^flid)t  ber  (gergeanten  fein,  bei  cxtten  ^arabeit 
unb  ©affeniibungen  eine  rid)tige  ^\)te  ber  5)?itglieber  mir  fid; 
^u  fiibren,  un5>  in  3lbwefenl)eit  beS  gelbwebels/foU  ber  dltefie 
Sergeant,  bem  Siiange  nad),  beflfen  SteUe  einnel)men. 

^fli^ten  ber  Sor^oral?. 
^ie  (Sompagnie  foK  in  gleid^e  ^Iheile  eingetbeilt  njerben, 
unb  su  einem  jeben  berfelben  ein  (Corporal,  beffen  ^pflid)t  eS 
bie  S3efel)le  beS  commanbirenben  Dfncier^  an  bie  ©lieber 
ju  V)ertbrilen,  fobalb  er  felbige  crbciJt.   gaKS  einer  berfelben 
unfdbig  iff/ [eine  Wtrf^U"  trfiiUen,  ti?egen  ^>anfl)eit  ober 
9lbme[ent)eit  t)on  ber  ^tabt,  foUen  bie  iibrigen  (Sorpordle  fei^ 
5lmteS  warten,   gur  baS  punftlid)e  dvfulUn  iljrer  ^flid)^ 
lcn,foncn  jle  ron  alien  S5citrdgen  befreit  fein. 


RULE  6. 

Duty  of  the  Lieutenants. 
It  shall  he  the  duty  of  the  Lieutenants  to  aet  as  Vice-Pi*esi- 
aents,  according  to  tbeir  rank.  In  absence  of  the  Officer  in 
command  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  first  Vice-President  to 
take  the  chair.  If  there  are  no  Vice-Presidents  present,  their 
|>kce  shall  be  supplied  by  the  subalterns  according  to  rank. 
Ir>  absence  of  all  Officers,  the  niembers  (a  quorum  of  15  mem- 
bers beisg  p^resent)  shall  choose  a  President,  and  Vice  Presi. 
dent  pro  tern  ,  and  proceed  to  b?2ssiness.  Whoever  -  presides 
shall  have  the  saneee  power  a»  the  Officer  in  command,  when 
presiding. 

KULE  7. 

I>aty  cyf  the  Orderly  Sergeants 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Orderly  Sergeaot  ta  extend  the 
orders  of  the  comnjandiRg  Officer  as  early  its  possible;  to  keep 
a  correct  list  of  the  members  j  to  atteneJ  to  the  formation  of  the 
Company  at  all  parades  and  drills ;  to  call  the  roll,-  both  be- 
fore awd  afcer  parades  and  drills,  and  to  report  all  defaulters 
to  the  Captain  or  commaoding  Officer  within  three  clays  after 
any  parade  or  drill. 

EULE  8. 
Duty  of  the  Sergeia?rt;T^ 
It  shall  be  the  du;ty  of  the  Sergeants  to  keep  ai  correct  list 
of  the  nvembers.    In  the  absence  of  the  Orderly,  the  senior 
Sergeant  present ,  will  take  his  place. 

RULE  9. 

Duty  of  the  Corporals^ 
The  Company  shall  be  equally  devided  intc  S^quads,  each 
lender  the  charge  of  a  Corporal,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  dis- 
tribute to  his  squad  the  orders  of  the  commanding  Officer,  as 
soon  as  received.  In  case  of  his  inability  to  attend  to  this 
duty  on  account  of  sickness,  or  absence  from  the  city,  his  du- 
*ies  shall  be  devided  among  the  other  Corporals.  For  the 
faithful  discharge  of  their  duty,  they  shall  be  exempt  from  all 
eontributiona 


—    10  — 


c  g  c  I  10. 

'•Pl'ltc^tcn  tee  (secretary. 
(^i  ]o\icin  vSccrctdr  ut  ^cr  S^'i^i'^^^^crfammdntc^  im  5(pr(I 
enrablt  mcrbcn,  \>c\]cn  '^flid)t  c6  fcin  fell  alien  iserfanimlun^ 
flcu  bcr  (^oiiipaqiiic  bci^iimohncu,  in  jcber  rc(3elnidt}t(]cn  ^cv^ 
iainmliing  tae*  ^pretoccU  bcr  t3erbcn]cl)enbcu  ucil'cfen  unb 
baraiif  bajjclbc  in  ba(<  ^pretocoUbiid)  cin^iirra(]cit.  CTr  foK 
cuic  ^^Ibfclirift  bcv  C5enrtitiitien  fiibrcu,  wovw  cr  allc  ^Ibdnbc^ 
tmtgen  cinrragcu  fed,  u>clcl)c  gcmad)r  uuTbcii,  nniite  ^Ibfitrift 
fo  iDie  ba^  '•protecetlbiui)  ber  i^empagnie  cr  ftct^  in  ben  2>cr^ 
fammlnngen  nut  fid)  bringen  ntnp.  \^vfell  5lpplifanten  rem 
Oiefnltat  ber  ^BaUetage  benad)nct)ri.qen,  nnb  feUte,  bie  anfc^c^ 
iiemmeu  )Tnb,  nut  euier  ^epie  bicfer  t^enfntntien  Derfel)en,  fo 
h?ie  hen  gelbirebcl  nnb  ^diajsmeifter  mit  beren  Xiamen  bin^ 
lien  act)tnnb»ieqi(3  (Stnnbcn  nad)  beren  2lnfnvibme  ;  iVitglie^ 
ber  fd)nftlid)  baoen  ui  jfenntnijb'  .^u  fel3e;i,  ivcnn  feld)c  anc^f 
^rftojb^en,  unierbalb  euier  ^il^ed^e  nad)  ber  betrcjtenben  ^ser^ 
famnUnnc].  d>ie  3Sorfil>enben  con  (^omnutteen  nut  ben  "Dia^ 
men  berer  ^n  verfcben,  bie  biefelben  bilben^  enu^  rid)ti,qe  ^.^iftc 
ber  5!}iitglu'ber  gn  fnbren,  nnb  euie  (]efd)riebenc  3lbfd)rtft  bu'^ 
fer  (Sonftitnticn/  ui  eincm  '^nd)  fnr  ben  werin  bie  ^J}lit^ 
(^lieber  ibre  ^^tamen  nntcr,5eid)nen,  nnb  felbi(je(^  in  alien  ^?er^ 
fammlnngen  bei  fid)  jn  fnbren,  ferner  alien  antcrn  Dbliegen^* 
beiten  femes  ;nmte)^  nad)fommen.  gnv  bie  i>erfdumnip  feif 
ner 'Pflid)f/  f«>U  erc^emd^^  Di'ej^el  35  beftraft  )verbcn.  gnr  bie 
prempte  '(|rfnUnng  berfelben  foU  er  »on  ^^eitrdge;;  befrcit  fein. 

9^  e  (]  c  I  11. 

(i^  fell  bie  ^H'^idit  bcii  Sd)al3meirter^  fein,  atle  ber  Sem# 
pai]nic  ^nfommenben  (^clber  enr(3ei3en3nnebmen,  nber  jclbii^e 
^n'oerfncjen,  nad)  ber  ^Initjeifunc]  ber  refpcctioen  ?lnteritdt ; 
'Mc  ^ertbpapiere  Cal^  Dbligntienen  2C.)  ber  C5empa(]nie  ^n 
i)erwabren,  ein  C^ente  fiber  feine  C^innabmen  nnb  5lndgabeu 
fnr  bic  C^enipagiue  ,5n  fnbren  nnb  Dnittnn.qen  fnr  Veipterc 
erbalten,  ^v^]o\i  bci  jeber  incrreljdbri,qen  25er)ammlnng  ei# 
jien  Den  ber  gi^^^^^S  (Committee  beglanbiqten  '^Ibfchlng  femer 
S3i(d)er  ber  ^emapagnie  tjerlegen/  fell  jebesj  'O^^itglieb  ba^ 
iHMi  in  ^flenntnig  feBen,  ^pennfelbige^  ber  (^cmpagnie  3^^^ 
I>ellar^  g""fS^j3  ^tMit>^  eber  mebr  an  $>^eitrdt]en  eber  (Stra^ 
ten  fd)nlbet,  meniiiften^^  3U>ci  UL^ed)en  uer  ber  ndd)rten  rec^eU 
mdpigen  'iscrfammlnng,  nnb  fellte  feld)ei?  ^^Uiitglieb  uerfan* 


—  11  — 


RULE  10. 

Duty  of  the  Secretary. 
There  shall  he  a  Secretary  elected  at  the  annual  Meeting  in 
April.  It  shall  be  his  duty  to  attend  all  meetings  of  the  Com- 
pany ;  at  each  regular  meeting  to  read  the  minutes  of  the  pre- 
ceeding  meetings  and  keep  faithful  records  of  the  same.  He 
shall  keep  a  copy  of  the  Rules  in  which  he  shall  mark  all  alte- 
rations that  may  be  made — which  copy,  together  with  the  Mi- 
nute book  of  the  Company,  he  shall  bring  with  him  to  every 
meeting;  notify  applicants  for  nif^mbership  of  the  result,  and  if 
elected,  furnish  them  with  a  copy  of  the  Rules,  and  the  Order- 
ly Sergeant  with  their  names,  not  more  than  fourty  eight  hours 
after  their  election  ;  inform  any  member  of  his  expulsion  with- 
in one  week  after  the  meeting  ;  fu:nish  the  Chairman  of  all 
Comniittees  with  the  names  of  the  members  composing  the 
same  ;  keep  a  correct  roll  of  the  Company,  and  a  written  copy 
of  the  constitution,  in  a  book  provided  for  that  purpose,  for  the 
signature  of  members,  and  have  the  same  at  all  meetings,  and 
perform  all  other  duties  belonging  to  his  ofTice.  In  r  onsidera- 
tion  of  his  services  he  shall  be  exempt  from  all  annual  contri- 
butions ;  and  for  neglect  of  duty  shall  be  fined  as  in  Rule  35, 
RULP]  11. 

Duty  of  tlie  Treasurer, 
It  shall  be  his  duty  to  collect  and  receive  all  monies  due  the 
Company  ;  to  dispose  of  the  same  under  the  direction  of  the 
proper  authority  ;  to  keep  all  titles  of  property  belonging  to 
the  Company  ;  and  to  enter  a  regular  account  of  his  receipts 
and  expenditures,  retaining  evidence  of  the  latter.  lie  shall 
in  conjunction  with  the  Finance  Committee,  lay  before  tlio 
Company,  at  each  quarterly  meeting  a  full  statement  of  the 
financial  affairs  for  the  preceeding  quarter  ;  it  shall  be  his  duty 
to  notify  each  member  whenever  his  indebtedness  shall  amount 
to  Two  Dollars  and  Fifty  Cents,  whether  from  arrears  or  tines, 
at  least  two  weeks  previous  to  the  next  Regular  Meeting  there* 

t 


—    12  — 


mtn,  obcr  mic^nn  hm^  lu  bc^al)lnt,  fell  ber  ^d)atpmcu 
Iter  ]oid)Q^  ber  iun*  fa  mm  I  uui]  an^cigeu. 

Qfr  loll  cim  53iirgfcl)aft  l^eUeu  unb  fclbicje  bccjlaiibi.qt  wer^ 
i)cu  t>L>n  Der  giiianj  CSomnjittce,  ^um  53ctra.(j  »cu  >V"nf  i^int^^ 
t^^vt  l^cllav,^  fur  bic  prompte  C>Tfiiaung  feincr  ^)flid)t,  iDeld)c 
^8iu\]fd)aft  IK  ber  ,,^lcrf^^  .^fftcc'^  bcponirt  mcrbcii  foil,  iinb 
fur  leiue  Dicufte  ToK  cr  ycu  J^eiira.qcu  frei  fein,  au^qcnem^ 
mcu  cr  ift  em  Dfficicrber  (^<5mpa^]uie,  nub  fiir  Diid)terfuaung 
Kuicr  ffli4)t^  jcU  cr  ^emaf^  9{e(3el  35  beftraft  tverbeu. 

^  c    c  I  12. 

^fli^ltcn  bee  iSdjveiJl^fFi?^ 

€c>  foK  ^^f[ittt  bec^  (Sdirctbenl  fem  alfe  tt)m  »cm  ccm^ 
tUiaubireubcM  Dfjtcier  ^ufommcubeu  '^efcl)(e  fefort  au(^^ufd)rci^ 
ben  nubfelbi(]e  an  bie  C^orporale  .^ur  ^ertbeiluut]  ab^u^qebcu. 
g-erner  fell  cr,  rr-cuu  »e^l  bcm  ilrviufencemmi^ec  aufgefer^f 
bcrt,  ^wci  yj^itqlicber  nad)  alpbabetifd)cr  prbJtuug  aujfer? 
^cru,  bcf  cuuni  ^rajifeu  ju  ^PiV^K".. 

3ebc(^  ^Ifiitglicb,  iijeldKi^  feme  ^iCsobuiiiiiig  t^crdubcrt  fell  bcu 
(Bd)reibcr  baoeu  beuadn'id)ti9ea,  unb  ii^er  (eidici^  r>crfdunU, 
fell  berfclbcn  t^trafc  uutcnverfeu  feiu^  bic  cin  (5erperal  fur 
9tid)tabliefcru  bcr  !!^efcl)lc  g.u  ^ableu  hat.  ^cbcr  ^efel)l, 
vorn  v^erperal  uid)t  abqeqcbcu  a^erbeu  faun,  uuip  bcm  cem? 
imanbircubcji  Dfjicicr  ubcrlicfcrt  ivcrbcn.  gur  ^lscrnad)ldf? 
Ilquut]  fcuicr  "^fii^H  fell  cr  {^cmdH  jTteqel  35  beftraft  mcrbcu, 
g'ur  bic  pri?mpte  :;>/u^fu!)ruUi]  jciucr  ^)}rTid,tcu,  fell  c**  peu  i^ci? 
trdgcu  bcfrcit  i^iu. 

c  q  e  I  13, 
l^rJKnnuijg  fte^cnber  Sommit^fei?, 

^su  hn'  rcp/ltndfji.qcu  t)ierte(jdhr(id)cu  i^crfammlunc)  tm 
^IpTil  cures  H\bcu  jiibvci^,  fellen  em  ©ccrctdr,  Sd)al3mci)lcr 
Hub  jtDci  ilverwalter  cnvdhlt,  unb  ciu  i^du'eibcr  ernannt  wer? 
J)cu,  um  ciu  'Zsa[)x  ^u  bieueu.  geruer  folleu  bic  felqcnbcu 
i5emmitfccu  fur  cut  %\l)v  cruauut  u>erbeu  :  ciu  giuau.j^C^omif 
inittec  uub  cm  UL>el)ltbdttqfcitc>:=(5emmittec. 

^Nrqcnb  ciu  ^I1?itqlicb,  u^cld^c^^  i'l&i  mciqert  eber  Dcrfdumt 
nu^mer  bicfcr  (^cmmittccu  ^iciun,  foil  qukv  Strafe  you 
3mci  reliant  uutcrwerfcu  fciu,  cil  fct  beuu,  ban  an  bcm* 
fclbcu  (iemm.-tec  im  Derbcrgel)cubcu  3abre  qewcfeu  ijl. 


—    13  — 


lifter,  and  sliould  the  member,  owing  the  same,  neglect  or  re- 
fuse to  pa}^,  the  Treasurer  shall  report  his  name  to  the  Com- 
pany meeting. 

He  shall  give  a  bond,  mth  secaritj,  to  be  approved  of  by 
the  Fiuaiice  Comoiittee,  in  the  snm  of  five  hundred  Dollars, 
for  the  faithful  ^jerformanse  of  his  dutj — which  bond  he  shall 
deposit  in  the  Clerics  Ofi&ce  j  and  for  his  services  he  shall  be 
exempt  from  annual  contributions,  except  he  is  an  Officer  in 
the  Compauj  ;  and  for  any  neglect  of  duty  he  shall  be  fined  as 
in  Rule  35. 

RULE  12. 

Duty  of  the  Clerk. 

Tt  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Clerk  to  reeeive  di  orders  from 
the  commanding  Officer,  to  write  them  out  immediately,  and 
to  devide  them  among  the  Corporals  for  distribution  among  the 
membei*s.  Further,  when  required  by  the  Committee  on  Cha- 
rity, he  shall  suuimon  two  members  according  to  the  alphabe- 
tical list,  to  sit  up  with  the  sick  member. 

Any  member  changing  his  residence,  shall  inform  the  Clerk 
thereof,  and  every  one  neglecting  to  do  so,  shall  be  liable  to 
the  same  penalty  as  the  Corporal  would  be  for  not  extending 
the  order.  Every  order  not  delivered  by  the  Corporals,  must 
be  returned  to  the  Officer  in  command 

J.%or  neglect  of  any  of  the  above  duties  the  Clerk  shall  be  li- 
able to  the  fines  prescribed  in  ivule  35  ;  for  the  faithful  dis- 
charge of  his  duty  he  shall  be  exempt  from  annual  arrears. 
RULE  13. 
Appointment  of  Committees. 

At  the  regular  quarterly  meeting  in  April,  a  Secretary,  Trea- 
surer, and  two  Stewards  shall  be  choosen  and  a  Clerk  appoin- 
ted to  serve  for  one  year.  The  following  Committees  also  shall 
be  appointed  to  serve  for  one  year, — viz,  a  Finanz  Committee, 
and  a  committee  on  Charity.  Any  member  refusing  or  neg- 
lecting to  serve  on  a  Committee,  shS,ll  pay  a  fine  of  two  Dol- 
lars, unless  he  served  the  previous  year  on  the  same  committe. 


—    14  — 


5)U    c  I  14. 

3-inauj-iiinnmittcc. 

I^ic  y^-inan3*(5ommittee  foU  a\h$  brci  5[}^itq{ieberiT  hc\tchcn^ 
bercn  ^pflui)t  feiu  «or  jcbcr  i?icrtcljdl}ru]cn  ^I'rfamm^ 
lung  bie  S3iicf)cr  be^  ®c{).aBmei)l:er^  imb  ©ccrc'tdr^^  nac{)^ii|LV 
l)en,  eb  bie  '^erbanbliin.qen  bev  (^ompaanie  ricbtiy]  einqcrrasf 
(]en,  bai^  (Sonto  cine^  jebcn  'iD^ir.qliebcil  "nad)5iifel)cn  imb  bte 
'csompaiinic  511  iibcqciigcn,  bag  jcoe  ycrau^j^abte  ober  ein.qe^ 
iiommene  Siimme  ndjtiQ  befcbcinicjt  uitb  euiqctraqcu  iinb  ber 
(|ompa(]nic  bei  jcber  rcj^clmdgi^en  »tcrte(jdl)rit]cu  ^erfamm^ 
lun,q  barubcr  !^crid)t  abftattcn. 

gerncr  foU  bie  J-inangcemmittcc  ba^  ^cd)t  I)abcn,  bic  5311== 
dicr  bct^  Sd\TBnici)T:er^  ^11  jcbcr  3^it  nad)^iifcl)cn,  bed)  i|l  )7e 
i)crpflid)tct  ben  (Sd)alpmeirtcr  24  etunbcn  tJorbcr  bayou 
bcnad)rid]tigcn. 

9i  c  q  c  I  15. 

^ic  ©oblthdngfcitdcommittcc  foU  aii^  fiinf  9Jittq(icbcr  be^ 
ftcl)cn  unb  in  jcber  3rtt)t*f^«t't*fnmmlui\q  crnannt  ivcrbcn. — 
Uyenn  irgenb  cm  '•D^itc^licb  franf  unb  )Dun(d)t  UutcrftiU^- 
uu.q,  fell  cr  obiijcs^  (Sonnnittce  bawLMi  bcuad)riduigcn,  bercu 
^Nfiu1]t  c^  ]c\n  i'oU,  foId)c^  9J(!irt](icb  ^u  bcfucl)cu  uiib  ibm, 
n>euu  ba^u  bcrcd}ti(:}t  gcmd§  ^'cijcl  22,  brci  3^o(^ar•o  u>6d)cnt^ 
lid)  au^^abteu.  ©ollte  irgenb  'ciu  yjiit.qlicb  Untcr|1ul5uni]  fiir 
me\)v  ai^  oicr  ^od)cn  erforberu,  fo  foil  bic  ^t'ranfcn?(iommir^ 
tec  ben  commaubircubcu  Dfficier  baULMi  bcuadjridin.qcn,  mU 
chcx  3u  bcfiimmcu  t)at,  ma^  fcrucr  in  bcv  (5ad)cgcfd)cbcn  foil, 
vvnr  ebiqcn  3wccf  foil  cmc  ©ummc,  nid^t  (^iu  bunbcrt  unb 
fiiuftig  X^oUav^  uber)lciqenb,  in  bcu  ^^jinbcu  bet?  ^d)al3mci^ 
fter^  gnr  S^erfuquut]  bicfer  (iommittce  btcibcn.  3t'bc  :;>lnn>ci^ 
innq  mug  i>on  bev  ^JJ^ajoritdr  ber  (Committee  uurer5cid)iu't  fcin 
unb  m&it  fur  mebr  ale^  brci  i:)ollar^  (ScUre  ber  ^ranfc  c^ 
vvuufd)cu  unb  bic  (^onimittec  cd  fur  uotbtg  erad^tcn,  bag  3^*= 
luanb  iytad)t^  bei  U)m  n>ad)cu  mugte,  foil  bie  (Committee  bcu 
(2d)rciber  baoon  bcuad)ru1)tic[cn,  tpeld}er  bauu  qcmdg  ^?C(je( 
12  5U  l)aubc(u  l)at. 

^  c  q  e  I  16. 

^flicbten  ber  Sommittcfn. 
3ebe^  (lonimittce  mug  in  ber  uddifelqeubeu  2>crfammtuu(] 
ber  (Sompaqnic  cincu  fd)rift(ichou  iunncin  libcr  bcu  3uH'cf,  tvo^ 
in  c^  in  bcf  Dorl}cr(]el)cubcu  2>erfammlung  crnannt  )i>urbc, 
nureid)cn. 


—    15  — 


IIULE  14. 

Finiince  Committee. 

The  Finance  Committee  shall  consist  of  three  members  whose 
duty  it  shall  be,  previous  to  each  regular  quarterly  meeting j 
strictly  to  examine  the  books  of  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer, 
note  that  all  the  proceedings  of  the  Company  have  been  kept 
with  neatness  and  correctness  ;  examine  the  account  of  each 
member,  and  satisfy  the  Company,  that  each  amount  expended 
or  received,  is  properly  vouched  for,  and  evidence  of  the  same 
duly  registered,  and  report  to  the  Company  at  the  meeting.- 

It  shall  have  the  privilege  of  examining  the  books  of  the 
Treasurer  at  any  time,  by  giving  notice  to  the  Treasurer  24 
hours  previous. 

RULE  15. 

Committee  on  Charity. 
The  Committee  on  Charity  shall  consist  of  five  members  and 
shall  be  appointed  annually  at  the  regular  quarterly  meeting 
in  April  — If  any  member  of  the  Company  is  sick  and  wishes 
assistance  he  shall  inform  the  above  Committee,  whose  duty  it 
shall  be  to  visit  him  and  to  pay  him,  if  entitled  to  assistance, 
according  to  Rule  22,  three  dollars  per  week.  Should  any 
member  require  aid  for  more  than  four  weeks,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  this  Committee  to  report  the  circumstances  to  the  com- 
manding OflBcer,  who  shall  determine  what  further  course  to 
pursue.  For  the  above  purpose  a  sum,  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
derd  and  fifty  dollars,  shall  be  kept  in  the  Treasurer's  hands, 
subejct  to  the  Committees  orders.  Each  order  shall  be  signed 
by  a  majority  of  the  Committee  and  shall  not  exceed  the  amount 
of  three  dollars.  Should  the  invalid  desire  it,  or  should  the 
Committee  deem  it  necessary,  that  some  one  should  sit  up  with 
him,  they  shall  notify  the  Clerk  thereof,  tvho  shall  proceed  as 
prescribed  in  Rule  12. 

RULE  16. 
Duty  of  Committee's. 
Every  Committee  shall  at  the  meeting  succeeding  its  appoint-' 
mcnt,  report  in  writing  upon  the  subject  submitted  to  it* 


—  ili 


(5bcnfo  mujycn  alle  'l]cv\d)[a(ic  i«  .^>crfammfnngcFt  ai'if  S^cr^^ 
lawQcn  fd)rifrlirf)  Qcmadjt  ruerbciu 

3r.qcnb  ciu  ?Oitt(]licb  cinet?  (Sonimittec^,  ba^  fcinc  ^flirf)^/ 
iiH^^ii  cniannt  vinirbc,  nict)t  crfiiUt,  foU  cincr  ©trafc  n)ic  ui 
^cijel  35  an(]C(]cbcn  ijl,  anhcinifallcu. 

c  c{  e  I  17. 

^ie  T^cv\v>aitcv  folUn  in  aUcn  (^ompai^nic^^'erfamntfnnj^eii 
l]C(]ciin)arti,q  fein,  bicn6tl)tqen  Q)e(';cnrtdnbc  ^iim  ©cbraucf)  cin^ 
fchaffcn  unb  ^cd)min(]  bariiber  fiibren.  gcnter  foKcn  fic 
a^c  ^pflkttcn  erfuKcn,'  ivo^u  fie  Den  bcm  bcfii)(cMbcu  Dfftcier 
aiifgcforbcrt  mtvbcn. 

^  e  ^  e  (  18. 

^er  2GiKcn^  i^,  ?i^i{h]licb  bcr  (ioinpa.qnic  §n  merben,  nmf 
fid)  fdiriftlid)  (mir  cin  i)ot(ar  (5inid)(iif?  iiiib  ^(ngabe  feincr 
^iiiobnunq)  iDon  ^wct  mirflid)cii  ?[)iifi]licbcrn  empfol)(cn,  an 
bic  Cfficicrc  unb  ?9titglicber  ber  ^palmetto  mcnben. — 

(eoId)cr  ^ricf  foil  bin  ^XBaffcniibimgen,  ^^arabcii  ober  ^cr^ 
l)anb(uiTgen  Dcricfen  ircrben,  unb  fciM  nidyt  brci  9J^itq(icber 
l)aqcqcn  'iTjib,  fefer^  ^uv  5lb^nnmung  gcbracl^-t  it)erben.  ^Xl>enn 
3^ct  2)rittl)cil  ber  anwefcnbcn  iV^if^ltcber  fur  ben  5(pplican^ 
ten  ftimmen,  fott  er  anfnenommen  fern.  S^'bem  neu  ern>di)l^ 
ten  yj^ttgliebc  fott  ein  ^^]onat  3^^^  i^'^^  (Janipunin.q  qelajJeiT 
n>erben,  unb  fetne  53citrd{]c  finb  '&\^m  Xage  ber  Sftifnabmc  an, 
faiixQ.  93titi5lieber  ii?erben  nur  fol4^  bctvaii)m,  Die  Die 
^onilrtution.  untcy^eiaMtet  l)abeiT. 

0^  e  g  e  I  19> 

5lu0fto§eu..  S^eti)  imb  #tteb  ^jevlajjen.  23cr|>>*ttuitg  in  Umfcrm. 
'^ie  (Sompaqnie  fott  in  irqenb  eincr  3Scrfamm(ung  ba^  ^ied^t 
I)aben,  anf  imterftiilpten  ^intraq  cut  '!P^it(]licb  aut^^nltopen, 
m\m  1^rei  ^iertel  ber  anwefeiiben  5}?itqlieber  bafiir  ftimmen. 
33etrunfenl)eit  in  Uniform  ober  nnter  ^ffiaffen  fott  mit  5ln^^ 
fto^en  beftraftmerben  ;  ferner  foU  e^  bie  ^flid)t  bcii  gelbn^e^^ 
bel^  [ein,  ein  jebee^  9Jiitgtieb^  ba^  fid)  cine^  foId)cn  ^er(^eben^ 
i(i)ima  mad)t,  ber  (Sompaqnie  tn  ber  ndd))len  35er)ammlunq 
ansusei.qen,  berfelben  anbeim  qefleUt  fein  foU,  ba^  2>er;= 
qeben  <?ntfd:)ulbigen,  i)orau%efe^t  bie  gj^ajoritdt  ber  an^ 
wefpttben  giT^itcjlieber  i^i  hainit  emijerflanben.  ifl  ferner 
ben  ^litQlkt>Qxn  biefer  (^ompagnic  bei  prenger  Strafe  uitter^ 


All  motions,  resolutions  &:c.,  must  aho  be  in  writing,  if  rc- 
qnircd. 

Any  member  of  a  Committee  neglecting  bis  duty,  shall  be 
subject  to  tbe  fines  as  prescribed  in  llule  85. 

EIILE  IT. 

Duty  of  the  Stewards. 
The  Stewards  shall  be  present  at  every  meeting,  obtain  what 
ever  is  required  by  the  Company,  and  keep  an  exact  account 
of  the  same.    They  shall  also  perform  whatercT  duty  the  Of- 
ficer in  command  shall  require  of  them. 

KULE  18. 

iMembcrsbip. 

Any  person  desirous  of  becoming  a  member  of  this  Company 
shall  apply  by  letter  [inclosing  one  dollar  and  stating  his  resi- 
dence] addressed  to  the  ''Officers  and  members  of  the  Palmet- 
to Riflemen'^  His  letter  sh  ill  be  read  before  the  Company  at 
either  drill,  parade  or  meeting  and  unless  three  members  object 
shali  be  acted  on  immediately.  If  two-thirds  of  the  members 
present  vote  in  favor  of  the  Candidate,  he  ahall  be  elected.— 
Every  newly  elected  member  shall  be  allowed  one  month  to 
equip  himself,  and  his  contributions  shall  commence  from  the 
time  of  his  election.  No  one  shall  be  considered  a  meniber 
before  he  has  signed  the  H tiles. 

RULE  19. 
K.tpulsion.  l)runkeness. 
The  Company  may  by  resolution  expel  any  member,  provi- 
ded three-fourths  of  those  present,  vote  for  the  same.  Drunk- 
eness  in  Uniform  or  under  arnis,  shall  be  punished  ith  expul- 
sion, and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Orderly  Sergeant,  to  re- 
port to  the  Company  any  member  guilty  of  such  an  offence, 
at  the  next  meeting  after  the  commission  thereof,  Mfhen  the 
Company  may  excuse  him  or  not,  a  majority  of  those  present 
deciding.  It  is  also  strictly  prohibited,  that  any  member  shall 
leave  the  ranks,  without  the  permission  of  the  Officer  in  eom^ 


18  — 


fil(lt,  bic  CScniparjtiic  »or  (fiitfajTmi.q  Dcr)c(bcn,  chitC  QtYianb^^ 
ixiff  bed  bcfct)Iciibcit  rfitcicrd  »'er(ajTcn.  DJ^if.qtiebcr  mU 
riic  cine  (Stuube  nach  (^ntlaffunq  in  Uniferm  ini  ^Birtbc^hau^ 
ober  o|fent(id)cn  ^ptdlAen  aitfictroffcu  anTbcii,  (elicit  wad)  ^e^ 
35  beftraff  iinn-bcii,  iiub'irqenD  ctn  ^D^itgltcb,  mcfdH'(5  ba^ 
ii^k^bl  mtb  bic  (^*bre  bcr  (^LMiipnqnid  tm  5(ii(^c  l)nt,  fell  cdteit 
fo(ri)en  (£ci)nlbi,qcu  bcm  5s-c(bivcbel  (tn,;;eiqen.  Cibenfo  fdd  e^ 
bic  ^]>flicl)t  bc'l  5Vi'lbUH'be(^  fcilt,  cincil  jcbcit  fo  ^In.qcflanteit 
baucu  bcnadn'ic{)ti(]cn,  bamit  eriit  bcr  ndct)rtcn  S^icrfamm^ 
hiitg  fcinc  ^liUjctnilbigitn.q  macbcn  faniu 
DC  c  (]  e  I  20. 

^ic  rc{|ermdpi(]clt  (^omprtqine  ^erfaii1itUUit|]cn  ^olUW  c^ehdU 
ten  merf^cn  am  crftclt  I^i^rJldrjiili]  im  5lprif/  3n(i)/  SDctober 
iinb  jiituiar.  2^ic  5IpnU^>crfammlun(]  fell  alc^  bic  Jabrdj!.^ 
2[> cr fa m 111 lunq  bcfr(td)tct  uun'bcn.  ^ie  Scrhailbliinqcn  jotlcu 
tn  Dcntfti)cr'6prarf)c  o^^pt^)^'^  ^-i^^  bicfc  ^Keqel  nic'  abqedn^ 
??crt  mcrbcn. 

DUfje  I  21. 

^et*  3<^bre^tag  bcr  ^ompaqnic  fett  bet*  brittc  OJiontaq  int 
3lpril  fcin,  u>eldicr  in  fed)er  ii>cifc  pefcicrt  ivcrbcn  mag,  al(^ 
cd  in  bcr  Derbcr(}cl)cnbeit  'r^crfamDiluilg  bcfct)lejycn  n^nrbc. 
DU  9  e  I  22. 
9Iccl)t'^ctliiftc  bcr  lltittfftcirtb^ni. 
5!Jiit(]lieber,  m[d)c  n)ic  in  Dicqel  11  anqcaebener  3^it,  tbt{? 
58eitrdgc  nid)t  cntrid)fct  baben/finb  bci  .kranfbeifd  eber  Xff^ 
bci^fdllcn     fcincr  UntcrrtiilMinq  bered)tigt,  cbcnfo  ift  ihiten 
bad  Di'edlt  3nr  (^rbi.^bnn.q  cmed  3lmtcd  cnt^egen,  fiMincn  fcrncr 
bci  SdictbcnfcbicHcn  fctncn  5lnfprndi  anf  ^prcifc  mad)cit,  nod) 
bei  ciner  tjorfommcnbcn  ®abl  liimmcn. 

^  e  g  c  I  23. 
5)?iingcfJ^aftc  Untfotm. 
Xer  bcfcble«b{'  SDfficicr  fell  ©cwdtt  baben,  ttgenb  cfn  5«if^ 
glicb  ber  (^empagnic  ben  (Itntritt  in  dicxi)  nnb  @l'cr,  bcr  bci 
i>arabcn  mit  fd)mn|5igcr  cbcr  mangclbaftcr  Uniferm  crfd^eint 
vcrbif'tcn^  unb  fell  cm  feld)ed  ^)2itgl'cb  nad)  Oicgcl  35  bc^ 
flraft  wcrbcn. 

g-crncr  fellen  DJiitqliebec  bci  *iCmffcniibnngcn  mit  2Safcn 
imb  gelbmiilpcn  crfd'cmcn. 


19  — 


mand.  Any  member  who,  one  hour  after  dismissal,  is  found 
in  any  house  of  entertainment,  or  any  other  public  resort  in 
Uniform,  shall  be  fined  as  prescribed  in  Rule  85.  Every  mem- 
ber who  has  a  regard  for  the  interest  and  honor  of  the  Compa- 
ny shall  report  the  olFender  to  the  Orderly  Sergeant,  whose 
duty  it  shall  be  to  give  the  accused  immediate  notice  thereof, 
so  that  he  may  ofifer  his  excuse  at  the  next  meeting, 

RULE  20. 
Regular  Meetings. 
The  regular  meetings  of  the  Ccjjjpany  shall  be  held  on  the 
first  Thursday  in  April,  July,  October  and  January.  The 
meeting  in  April  shall  be  considered  the  anniversary  meeting 
of  the  Company.  The  transaction  of  bussiness  must  be  in  the 
German  Language,  aud  this  latter  rule  can  never  be  abandoned. 

liULE  21. 
Anniversary. 

The  Anniversary  of  the  Company  shall  be  the  third  Mon- 
day in  April,  which  shall  be  celebrated  in  the  manner  agreed 
upon  at  the  meeting  immediately  preceeding. 

RULE  22. 
Non-payment  of  Arrears. 
Members  not  paying  their  arrears  at  the  time  specified  in 
Rule  11  shall  in  cases  of  sickness  or  death,  not  be  entitled  to 
ussistance,  and  shall  also  be  deprived  of  the  right  of  advance^ 
ment  to  ofliice,  nor  be  entitled  to  prizes  at  target  practice  or  to 
vote  at  elections. 

RULE  23. 

Defective  Uniform, 

The  Officer  in  command  shall  have  the  power  to  prevent  any 
Officer  or  Private  from  enterii  g  the  ranks,  who  appears  with 
soiled  or  imperfect  Uniform  ;  those  so  appearing  to  be  subject 
to  the  fines  prescribed  in  Rule  35. 

Members  shall  appear  at  drills  with  fatigue  Caps,  Rifle  and 
Sidearma. 


—    20  — 


9?  cc\c  {  24. 

\im  bi*  nbfhit^cit  5(iu"^(]aben  ^ii  bcrfiMt,  i"el(  jcbc^  ODtirt^Iicb  in 
ji'biT  uicrtfljabriqcH  ^crfammdui^  bi-  fcli^eubcii  (Sumnicu  aa 

^-Mli'v^t  [cui  ini\]cii,  iianilidi  : 

:^i')Vaate  rflicicrc  $2.25c. 
siscnicantcu  1.75c. 
(5eri.u>vak'  fvci 

Zs^^^v  1.25c. 
5)J  c  g  c  I  25. 

bu'e  (^H')iid)  fdu'ifdui)  in  bcr  iMcrrcIjabriiicn  ^.scvfamnilnn.q 
finreiduMi,  ipcldu'o  monn  alio  ^Ifncfftanbc  bcnd)ri(]t  )7nb,  ai-S 
%iot\'^  anqcnenuncjj  nHTbcn  bcrfclbe  \nn\;  jcbodi  yon  bcr 
3eit  an  m  bicfer  l|onipaj]nuv  line  (Etaatc  m^rqcidn-icben, 
nod)  fL\-b'3  OJinnafc  i^icnit  tbiin,  \(i  anHcrbcm  ycrlninben,  nod) 
fnr  bit'  obcnbcftuinnre  ^cit  ^-i^citraijc  ,5n^ab(cn,  inbcui  cr  won 
gcit  jVinc}:'  *3iOti5  bcu  :^in)prud)  anf  s^timmrcdU  Dcvlorcn  l)at. 
3e  c  ii  c  I  2(), 

^rtjcnbcin  llntcrofficicr,  UHMdicr  mcr  anf  cinanber  fof,qon^ 
tc  ^liia)ftMinbnn(]cn  nub  'J>araien  abipcfcnb  ift,  (mor  m  :;}llU'm 
)ucnn  t|c.bin-ij]  aiiobcovbcrrj  obnc  (]cunt]cnbc  ijntfdnilbi.qnnt^, 
foU  lemc^  iMmtco  wcrlnftiq  fcin,  unD  bcr  commanbir-'iibc 
Cfftcicr,  iiad)bcni  co  cinc^iLUHte  norifcr  bcfanrt  qeiuarf^t,  ciue 
Ulnibl  anbcranmrn,  bie  ^Hicang  nnc^cr  fnllcn, 
^^  c  (}  c  I  27. 

.  (>"^  ift  ben  •OJtifqliebern  ber  ^ompa^^nie  bcfonberi?  anem^fob^ 
(en,  baO  nc  )Td)  qcqcnfciriq  u>vTbrcnb  ber  ^Iscrfantnilnni]  nntal^ 
I^r  fd)nlbi.qen  i^lditnnq  inib  ^Mni'tanb  bcncbmcn,  fou>ic  alle  \m 
i'lkn  '^(?nicrfnnqcn,  pcr]bnlid)e  ;^lW5n(]lidifcitcn  obcr  beleibt^ 
f^enbe  Sprad)e,  bernieiben,  aHid)c  tie  ©cfuhlc  irqeub  einec^ 
icv  '^\\\m\cntci\  yfrleljcn  mi.Hl)re  J^ayt  alle  4^ebatten  im 
{>)a\tc  bcr  iCtfcnbeir,  iDtaj^iqniu]  nub  5rctinurbij]feit  qcfubrt 
ip:rben,  nin  bie  [d)bnen  3»i^^'i^^V  >5"r^'"i'bfdnifr  nnb  (^•iniqfeit 
anfredit  ,]n  erbalten.  >>er  ''l^orfmer  foil  befonben^  barnber 
ipad)en,  aUee,  ivad  bvio  Gie.qentbetl  bieruou  beriuH'bnui]eu 


—    21  — 


RULE  24. 

Contributions. 

In  order  to  dpfraj  the  necessary  cxpencos,  each  member 
shall  pay  to  the  Treasurer,  at  each  quarterly  meeting  the  fol- 
lowing amounts,  and  all  fines  that  shall  have  been  imposed,  viz: 

Commissioned  Officers'  ^2. 25c. 

Sergeants  .1,75c. 

Corporals  (exempt) 

Private^  1  25c. 

EULE  25. 

llesigijations. 

An}'  Member  desirous  of  leaving  the  Company,  must  send 
jn  his  letter  of  aesignation  at  the  quarterly  meeting,  which 
(if  all  his  arreajs  are  paid)  siiall  be  received  as  notice,  he  must 
however  continue  to  serve  for  the  time  required  b}'  law  (six 
months)  and  to  pa}-  the  usual  arrears  for  that  time,  but  is,  from 
the  date  of  his  letter,  deprived  of  the  right  of  voting. 

EULE  26. 
Neglect  of  duty  of  non  commissioned  Officers. 
Any  non-commissioned  Officer  who  shall  neglect  to  attend 
four  consecutive  fineable  drills  and  parades,  (four  in  ail,  he 
having  been  properly  summoned)  without  a  sufficient  excuse, 
shall  forfeit  his  warrant  and  after  one  weeks  notice  the  Captain 
shall  order  an  election  to  fill  the  vacancy. 

RULE  27. 

Debates  and  preservation  of  Order. 

The  members  of  the  Company,  are  most  earnestly  rcc^uested, 
to  observe  all  due  respect  and  courtesy,  towards  each  other 
during  the  meetings,  to  avoid  all  unkind  allusions,  or  personal 
remarks,  which  might  possibly  offend  any  one  present.  To 
conduct  all  debates  in  a  spirit  of  frankness,  moderation  and 
liberality,  which  will  sustain  and  promote  the  friendship  and 
harmony  among  the  members. 

^rhe  priisiding  Officer  ought  to  be  s'pecially  watchful,  and 


fonntc,  initcrbriicfcii.  foK  fcincm  ^itt^Iiebc  crianbt 
fciu,  mcbr  al^  giDcimal  ol)nc  (jrlaiit>nt§  bc^  iiorn!;>cr^  ubcr 
cin  inib  bcnfclbcn  @a]cn)lanb  gii  fprcd)cn,  jcbcct)  faun  I^crjc^ 
nu]c,  ivcIdKr  eincn  ^^intra.q  inad)r,  mcbrcremal^  antwortcn. 
3rgcnt)  cm  9Jtir(](icb  auper  SDrbniin.q  fcU  far  ba^  cvfte  ^D^al 
i)ou  bcm  ^^'orf»l3cr  ^iir  Dr^imng  aufgcforbcrt  mermen,  fur  ba^ 
^ttfeite  ^sen]cl)en  feU  urn  eiucn  ^)V>I(ar  .qcftraft  unb  fur  ba^ 
bntt^  yjial  foK  U)m  fur  bic  ^ur  3cit  frattfiubcube  ^erfammif 
UmQ  bvi^  3i"i«^^'i'  Dcnuicfcu  iDcrbeu. 

9  c  I  28. 

5lbn>efenbc  »du  ^sojfcnubuunciv  ^sal)rc^fcft,  iixtva"  unb 
!i?cid)cu  ^parabcu  moqcu  ibrc  trntfdnilbigun.qeu  iu  bcr  ndciiftcn 
Dierttijdhrt(3cu  -Bcrfammluug  bci  bcm  commanbircnbcn  Dffi^. 
cicr  ciu(]cbciu  i)uict)bcm  fojiucu  foId)c  uictif  mcbr  aufjcnoni^ 
mcu  tDcVbcn,  uub  wirb  fold^cn  ^Diitalit'bcru  bic  ^trafp  fur  ba^ 
betrcflrcnbc  ?l>crgcl)cu  bcbitirt. 

c  9  c  1  29, 

IMc  ^ilitdvfS^aiic  fell  bcr  25crfammluugi^p(ajj.  fiir  ^Virabcn 
unb  ^ILiajfcuubun.qcu,  [o  mc  fur  ^scrfammUiucjcn  uub  ^Bahs? 
Icn  fcuL 

9t  c  g  c  I  30. 
3cit  bciJ  5oi"mircnjJ  bcr  Som|>agni'i?. 
I)ic  ^ompacjuic  foU  punftlid)  ^u  bcr  ^cit  formirt  \ei\\^  mU 
cf)c  iu  ben  ^^kfel)(eu  augci^cbcu  ift.    Dfftcicrc  unb  DJ^itc^licbcr, 
wc{d)c  5U  jcncr  3tnt  abnjcjcub  juio,  foKcu  gcmdj}  ^cgcl  35  bc^ 
ftraft  ipcrbcu. 

e  ,q  c  r  31. 

i'efd)enbcijaii(3nif[e. 
^cim  Zohc  irqcub  ciuci^  ^JJiitqlicbc^  foil  bcr  commanbircit' 
be  £)fficicr  bic  s^ompaqnic  ^u  beffcn  Vcirt)cnbcqdn.qnip  au^bc=? 
orbcrn,  menu  bic  i>crmaubtcu  bc;^  ^^Ncrftorbcncn  bamit  ciu:? 
tjcrftaubcu  finb.  golqt  bic  C5oiupaquic  in  lluiform,  fo  fcU 
cin  I^ctaci)cnicut  niit  ^Jjtunitien  Dcrjcbcu  [cin  inn  bic  mi(Udri« 
fct)c  (S'brcnfaloc  am  ®rabc  ^n  qcbcn.  3ni  i^aii  cine  cpibcmu 
frf)c  ^Iranfbcit  bcrrfcbt,  foU  nidit  in  Uniform  auc^qcrucft  n^cr^* 
ben.  JV'^bli'nbc  foUcn  qcmdp  ^)i'cqcl  35  bcilraft  mcrbcn.  I^.e 
5lu^qabcn  fur  ba^  ^x\qrdbniH,  it)cnn  bcr  3iacb(ab;  bci;^  SScrftor^ 
bciun  nid}t^ur  rccfiinq  bcvfclbcn  binrcid)cnb  iff,  foUen  aui^ 


—    23  — 


guard  against  everj  tiling  calculated  to  produce  any  opposite 
result.  No  member  shall  speak  more  than  twice  on  any  sub- 
ject, save  the  mover  of  a  resolution,  and  he  then,  only  in  re- 
ply. Any  member  out  of  order,  shall  for  the  first  offence,  be 
called  to  order  ]  for  the  second^  be  fined  one  Dollar ;  and  for 
the  third,  expelled  from  that  meetingi 
KULE  28. 
Absentees. 

Absentees  from  drills,  anniversar}-,  extra-  and  funeral  para- 
des, may  offer  their  excuse  to  the  commanding  Officer  at  atiy 
time  previous  to  the  adjournment  of  the  next  quarterly  meet- 
ing, after  such  default  shall  have  been  made*  After  which, 
those  who  have  failed  to  offer  excuses,  or  whose  excuses  are 
inadmissible,  shall  have  the  fine  charged  to  their  account, 
EULE  29. 
Muster  Ground* 

The  Military  Hall  shall  be  the  Muster  Ground  for  all  para- 
des and  drills,  also  the  place  for  all  meetings  and  elections. 
KULE  30. 
Hour  of  formation  of  the  Company'. 
The  Company  shall  be  formed  at  the  precise  hour  specified 
in  the  summons.    Officers  and  members  appearing  on  parade 
after  that  hour,  shall  be  fined  as  hereinafter  specified  in  Kule 
85. 

RULE  3L 

Funerals* 

On  the  death  of  any  member  within  the  City,  the  command- 
ing Officer  for  the  time  being,  shall  order  the  Company  to  at- 
tend the  funeral  of  the  deceased,  if  agreeable  to  his  friends  — 
If  the  Company  attend  in  Uniform,  a  detachement  shall  be 
furnished  with  ammunition  to  perform  military  honors  at  the 
grave.  It  shall  be  left  to  the  dicision  of  the  commanding  Offi- 
cer, wether  the  Company  shall  attend  in  Uniform.  Defaulters 
shall  be  fined  as  hereinafter  mentioned  in  Rule  35.  The  Fun- 
eral expenses  of  a  member,  whose  Estate  is  insufficient,  shall 


fccr  (5oinpvii]nicca|Tc  bcftrittcn  mcrbcn^  i?craiuo(]cfc!;t  bicfdbcn 
iibcrftcij^cn  nici)t  li^vcifjig  ^oUars:^. 

m  c  (]  c  [  32. 

it^antten  obcv  5.V>oo!(mdd)rit]tcu  hiiitcrlaKt,  foil     Imc  ^].Hiu1)t 

(]cftLtcrt  sii  Kl)cn  luib  bc||cii  ^iscrrjantte  you  fcinon  .^obc  uuD 
'^t ad) KilJcjifdjaft  311  bcuad)rid)ti.gcii. 

c  (]  c  I  33. 

2)ie  Dom  v^taatc  Dergcfdiricboncn  ^parabcn  ]oUcn  am  crit^ 
ten  :l)iLMita3 cinec^  jcbcnilJiLniatii  frartfiiibcn,  cbtnifo  foK  bic 
(^onipacjuic  wcnij^rtcn^  '^w'oi\  mat  tni  S^^bfi-'  ercrcirciu 

^dijTt'rbcm  l)at  bcr  bcfchtenbc  Dfftcier  ba^  Dicdif  bic  ($om^ 
pagnic  bci  fo(d)en  @clc(]cnl)cifci?  aiu^^nbeorbcrn,  bie  cr  fur 
^p.irabcu  uub  ^Lsajfcuubun.QCu  fur  gwcchuvi^ig  bait. 

5lbn)cfcubc  lH^u  ^ll'ajfcuubuugcH  f'^iU'U  vine  iu  9ic(]c{  35  aiu 
gegcbcu  i)t,  bcftraft  vpcibeu. 

T/t  c  (]  c  I  34, 
(St)renmilt]ltebeT. 

3r(]eub  ciu  5)tit(](icb,  mcld)cd  iumi  bcr  ^s>mpa,quic  rcju^uirf^ 
fauuVi"^  ^^'I'^^'^^^f  ivcrbcu,  mit  ^nitimmiwc^ 

Dou  brci  'isicrtcl  bcr  auwcfcubcu  JJiitqliebcr,  uub  irqcub  3^=^ 
uiaub  [aud)  ^)iid)tmtr(]licbcr]  fanu  burd)  ciuftimmii^e  ^Ibftim* 
miu\c\  abS  (5l)rcumit(]licb  gcu^ablt  m'rbnr.  ^i/rcumirqlicbcr 
juib  frci  i^ou  l^citraj^c. 

die    el  35. 


^i^cftaate  Cfftcicrc  $2.00c> 

(Bcrqeanteu  1.50c. 

C^orporale  1.00c, 

3agtT  75c. 

Scfrallte  Dfficicrc  $l,50c. 

(2crc|cauten  1,00c. 

iSorperale  50c. 

'^ac\ev  25c. 


—    25  — 


bii  defray(3(l  out  of  the  funds  of  tbe  Company,  provided  the  sum 
docs  not  es:ceed  thirty  Dollars. 

RULE  32. 

Duty  of  the  Company  in  cases  of  death. 
In  case  of  death  of  any  member  leaving  no  relatives  or  will, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Company  to  see,  that  his  estate  is 
properly  administered  and  that  every  effort  is  made  to  discover 
his  relatives  and  to  give  them  all  necessary  information 
RULE  33. 
Parades  and  Drills. 
The  regular  parades  prescribed  by  law,  shall  take  place  on 
the  third  Monday  of  each  month,  and  the  Company  shall  drill 
at  least  twelve  times  during  the  year. 

Besides  the  Officer  in  command  shall  have  the  power  to  or- 
der the  Company  out,  for  parade  or  drill,  whenever  he  shall 
deem  necessary. 

Absentees  from  drills  shall  be  fined  as  prescribed  in  rule  35. 
RULE  34 

Hcnorary  Memhei's. 
Any  member  resigning  from  the  Company  may  be  elected 
an  honorary  member  by  a  vote  of  three  fourths  of  the  members 
present.  And  any  person  may  be  elected  an  Honorary  mem- 
ber by  the  unanimous  vote  of  the  Company.  Honorary  mem- 
bers ^ire  exempt  from  arrears. 

RULE  35. 

Fines. 

Absence  from  Funerals  and  anniversary  celebration. 


Commissioned  Officers  $2. 00c. 

Sergeants  1.50c. 

Corporals  1.00c. 

Privates  75c. 

Absence  from  drills. 

Commissioned  Officers  $1.50c. 

Sergeants  1.00c. 

Corporals  50c. 

Privates  2oc. 


(gerqcantcn  75c.- 
(Scrporale  50c. 
Sagcr  25c. 

23cr|>at^clc  bet  SBufcmibuttgen. 

SBcftaate  Dfftcicrc  80.75c. 

^crgcaiiteii  50c. 

(5ori>ora(e  25c. 

^ciQn  10c. 

Siu^  bcm  03Heb     tretcn,  otjhc  (5rlaubnt§=  commflnbirfnbfit  Cfftcier^,- 
^cftallte  Dfficiere  $2.00c. 
(^crgeaiUcn  1.50c. 
^orporale  1 25c. 

3«<3cr  1.00c. 

^ecrctar  $1.00c. 
(gd^al^meiftcr  l.OOc- 
©ct^reibcr  2.00c. 
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Tardiness  at  I*a,raJeg. 

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Sergeants  7^. 

Corporals  .50c. 

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Tardiftess  at  iritis. 

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Sergeants  .50c. 

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Treasurer  LO^k. 

•Clerk  2..0ac. 

,Sergeants  Mc. 

Corporals  l.T^. 

Members  of  Committees  fjO.c. 
Members  for  refusing  to  sit  up  with  sick  members, 

when  called  upon  ?2.00c. 
Members  for  refusing  to  serve  on  Committees,  as 

per  rule  la  2.00c. 

Absence  from  Meeting^s. 

Commissioned  Officers  Si. OOc. 

Sergeants  5nc. 
Corporals  and  Privates  25c. 
;^embers  appearing  at  drills  vrithout  arms  &  fatigue  cap  $0.50c^ 
.]\Iembers  appearing  at  parades  in  soiled  or  imperfect 

Uniform,  each  defect  50c. 
"Members  for  being  in  places  of  public  resort  in  uniform 

one  hour  after  dismissal  1.00c. 
Neglect  to  give  notice  of  change  of  Residence,  as  per 

Kule  10  1.00c. 


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LIST 

of  tlic  present  iind  past  Officers  and  members  of  the  Palmetto 
llificmeu  from  their  formation  on  the  first  of  February  1858, 
to  the  present  da}'. 
Captains. 

.TOIIX  .^lEITZLER,  elected  February  lo,  1858. 

resigned  otb  April,  1859. 
ALEXANDER  MELCJIERS,  elected  Ctli  May  1859. 

First  l^ieuteuants. 
ALEXANDER  MELCHERS.  elected  15  February,  1858. 
RICHARD  ISSERTEL,  elected  6  May  1859, 

Second  Lieutenants. 
rONRAD  LECHTLFELD,  elected  15  February,  1858. 

resigned  8  March,  1858. 


—    2U  — 


lUJLE 

Order  of  BussinessV 

1.  Heading  of  the  minutes, 

2.  Applic?itions  for  Membership, 
il.  Letters  of  Resignation, 

4  Bills  and  ^iccounts,  &c., 

5.  Report  of  Committees, 

6.  Excuses  of  members, 

7.  Payment  of  arrears  and  finOj 

8.  Heading  of  arrear  list, 

1).  Nomination  of  Committees, 

10.  Election  of  Officers, 

11.  New  liussiness  and  KesolutionSt 

RULE  37. 

Alterp,tion  of  the  Rules. 

The  foregoing  Rules  shall  be  carefully  transcribed  by  the 
Secretary,  in  a  book  kept  for  that  purpose,  and  signed  by  all 
the  members,  whereupon  copies  of  the  same  shall  be  furnished 
them  ;  nor  shall  they,  nor  any  part  of  them^  be  altered,  repeal- 
ed, amended  or  modified,  unless  a  motion  to  that  effect  be  made 
and  seconded  at  one  meeting,  and  agreed  to  at  the  next,  by 
two-thirds  of  the  members  present,  with  the  exception  of  that 
part  of  Rule  20,  Avhich  says,  that  the  transaction  of  bussiness 
must  be  in  tl^o  German  language,  which  rule,  as  long  as  the 
Company  exists,  uever  shall  be  altered. 


RICHARD  ISSERTEL,  elected  8  March,  1858. 
PH,  sen UCK MANN,  elected  6  May,  1859. 

Ensigns. 

RICITARD  ISSERTEL,  elected  15  February  1858. 
PH.  SCIUK^KMANN,  elected  8  March,  ISiLS. 
N.  EEllRENBACH,  elected  6  May,  1850. 

Treasurers. 

ALEXANDER  MELCIIERS,  elected  15  February,  1858. 
J.  II.  BRUNING,  elected  26  April,  1858. 

Secretaries 

RICHARD  ISSERTEL,  elected  15  February,  1858. 
ERNST  REINERS,  elected  26  April,  1858! 
OTTO  HEPFE,  elected  13  July,  1858. 
JENS  M,  PETERSEN,  elected  5  April,  1859. 

Clerks 

^VILLIA:\I  TIEPPE,  appointed  5  April,  1859. 


—   30  — 


HOXORARY  MEMBERS. 


C^iptaii;!  John  Meitzler,  elected  5th  April  1859. 


jyjEMBERS. 


1  John  Me.it;5ler 

2  Eich;ird  Issertel 
;3  C.  Lechtefeld 

4  Theodor  Melcher? 

5  Fr.  Decking 

6  Ed.  Heint;z 

7  E.  Reiners 

8  L.  Heuer 

9  A.  j^uus 

10  Gr.  Mercy 

11  Wm.  Schmidt 

12  J.  Heger 

IS  Ch.  Meitzler 
J  4  Franz  IJoserec^ 

15  Peter  Meitzler 

16  Anton  Stamrn 

17  F  Habenicht 

18  Wm.  Ilisslan.4 

19  A  Gruendel 

20  Chr  IvQch 
•21  C.  Lempe^tle 

22  Alexander  Melc|ie^5 

23  L.  Witzoreck 
:24  C.  F.  Schroder 
■25  Peter  Weinheinie^* 

26  Ph.  Meitzler 

27  Henry  Weni,e 

28  P.  Milde 

•29  A.  ^allniann 
;30  John  ^rijifls 

;31  N.  Fehrenbach 
.32  J.  H.  Briining 
33  H.  A  Hanke 
:34  Hugo  Conrad 
.35  Ph.  Schuckmann 
.36  J.  Gerke 
o7  H.  Y.  Sprekelsen 


resigned  5  April  1859 
resigned  B  March  185S 


Ijjdied  19  August  1.85$ 


J 


died  6  Septemt)er  185# 


When  admitted. 
8  March  1858 
do 


Remarks. 


do 
do 
do 
do 
do 


died  14  Sep.  '5,8 


—   31'  — 


^8  Charles  Frcmder 

39  M.  Hbffler 

40  J.  W.  Moses 

41  Fv  Ansel 

42  E.  SteMe 

43  V.  Zimmermantt 

44  H.  F.  JiihTs 

45  Julius  Meyer 

46  John  Vollmar 

47  R.  W.  BornemannI 

48  T.  Sommer 

49  Adolph  Freeh 
60  L.  Sehlbbohm^ 

51  Julius  Meyer 

52  B.  Rabuske 

53  Th.  Kbster 

54  John  T.  Farrer 

55  H.  Timtnermann' 

56  VV.  Marni 

57  L.  Schaub 

58  Wm.  Heppe- 

59  T.  Baumann 

60  Otto  Heppo 

61  C.  Scheibe 

62  J.  C.  Breden 

63  H.  MeyerhofF 

64  A.  A.  Goldsmith' 

65  A.  Goldstein 

66  Fr.  W  riedt 

67  Ch.  Harff 

68  John  Agreetf 

69  H.  Lipschiitz 

70  J.  M.  Petersen' 

71  L.  Benjamin 

72  A.  Schroder 

73  August  Suckforf 

74  G.  Wrede 

75  F.  Eiigelke 

76  A.  Jung 

77  August  Botte 

78  L  "Wernicke 


When  admitted.  Eemai»kB. 

8  March  1858 

do 

m  April  185» 
do 
do 
da 
da 
da 
do 
da 
do* 

da 
da' 
da 
da 
da 
do 
do 

3  July  '58.    iTied'  S  Ott  '58 
do 
do 

da  di6d  19  Aug.  58 
da 

da       dwd  11  Set>t  58 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do       d^6d^  22  Sept.  58 

db 

do 

do 

do 

13  July  1858 

do        died  19  Sep.  58 
do        died  25  Aug.  58 
do 
do 

9  Nov.  1858 

do 


32  — 


?9  L.  Mergel 

80  A.  Geilfuss 

81  A.  W.  Jager 

82  L.  Kijster 
88  A.  Flincr 

84  E.  Ploch 

85  Ch.  Muth 

86  J.  Gilbreclit 

87  Ch.  Bade 

88  L.  Meitzler 
80  Cln  Gehrels 

90  Th.  Murphy 

91  A.  Rissland 

92  John  Tonjes 

93  H  Wertheim 

94  Adam  Jopp 

95  Chr.  Potter 

96  F.  Doore 

97  John  Spade 

98  Wm.  Schuhmachei* 

99  G.  Hoffmann 

100  E»  Fuhrmann 

101  G.  Stopfel 

102  A.  von  Hasseln 

103  Carllssertel 

104  F.  von  Santen 

105  John  Itraar 

106  Carl  Rossler 

107  H.  Homann 

108  Jacobs 

109  F.  Kindt 

110  Carl  Guthwein 

111  Isaac  Goldsmith 

112  Jacob  Ender 

113  C.  R.  Geilfuss 

114  A.D.  Cohen 

115  Henry  Fenner 

116  H.  Wedemeyer 

117  A.  ^V.  Eckel 


When  admitted.  Remarks. 

9  Nov.  1S58 

do  res.  5  July  59 

do 

do 

19  do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 

10  Dec.  1858 

4  Jan.  1859 

do  res.  5  April  59 

do 

do 
do 

do  resv  5  July  50 

14  Januar  1859 
do 
do 

do 

5  April  1850 

20  do 

do  res.  2  May  59 

2  May  1859 
do 
do 
do 

18  do 

21  June  18.59 
27  do 

do 

5  July  1859. 


—   33  — 


LIST 

of  the  present  Officers  and  Members  of  the  Palmetto  Riflemen 
12  July  1859. 
ALEXANDER  MELCHERS,  Captain, 

RICHAED  ISSERTEL,  First  Lieutenant, 
PHILIPP  SCHUCKMANN,  Second  Lieutenant, 
NICOLAS  FEHEENBACH,  Ensign, 

JOHN  BRUNS,  Orderly  Sergeant, 
THEODOR  MELCHERS,  Second  Sergeant, 
JOHN  H.  BRUNING,  Third  Sergeant, 
ABRAHAM  A.  GOLDSMITH,  Fourth  Sergeant, 
JENS  M.  PETERSEN,  Fifth  Sergeant. 

CHRISTOPHER  KOCH,  First  Corporal, 
ESNST  REINERS,  Second  Corporal, 
CHARLES  MEITZLER,  Third  Corporal, 
LOUIS  WERNICKE,  Fourth  Corporal, 
JENS  M.  PETERSEN,  Secretary, 
JOHN  H,  BRUNING,  Treasurer, 
WILLIAM  HEPPE,  Clerk, 
PRIVATES. 


John  Agreen 

J  Heger 

Ch  Muth 

R  W  Bornemann 

E  Heintz 

L  Meitzler 

L  Benjamin 

L  Heuer 

E  Ploch 

A  Botte 

M  Hoffler 

Wm  Rissland 

J  Baumann 

Wm  Heppe 

A  Rissland 

E  Bruck 

A  von  Hasseln 

C  Ptossler 

A  D  Cohen 

H  Homann 

L  Schlobohm 

F  Doore 

A  W  Jager 

A  Schlobohm 

G  Ekert 

A  Jopp 

Wm  Schmidt 

Jacob  Ender 

C  Issertel 

J  Sommer 

A  W  Eckel 

J  Itmar 

H  von  Sprekelsen 

A  Fliner 

W  Jacobs 

E  Stehle 

E  Fulirmann 

L  Koster 

C  Scheibe 

Henry  Fenner 

F  Kindt 

A  Schroder 

J  Gerke 

L  H  Lipschiitz 

Wm  Schuhmaclicr 

A  Goldstein 

Ph  Meitzler 

G  Stopfel 

C  R  Geilfuss 

Peter  Meitzler 

John  Tonjes 

Isaac  Goldsmith 

G  Mercy 

P  Weinheimer 

Ch  Gehiels 

P  Milde 

L  Witzoreck 

A  Grlmdel 

J  W  Moses 

Fr  Wriedt 

Ch  Guthwein 

H  Meyerhoff 

H  Wedemeyer 

F  Habenicht 

L  Mergel 

V  Zimmermann 

• 


CALL  NUMBER  |Vol 


pi1S 

70e9     PI 78 


Date  (for  periodical) 


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